Robert B. Willumstad School of Business - Adelphi University - Overview
Adelphi University's Internationally Accredited Graduate School of Business Offers General and Specialty MBA programs
Adelphi University's internationally recognized Graduate School of Business offers a general MBA degree and 8 specialized MBA degrees in accounting, finance, health services administration, human resource management, management, management information systems, marketing, and sport management.
Adelphi's School of Business is one of an elite group of less than 10 percent of the world's business schools that has earned international accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). For prospective MBA students, faculty, and the international business community, the historic AACSB International accreditation is the gold standard of performance that assures quality and promotes excellence in undergraduate and graduate education for business administration and accounting.
The School of Business is situated in the New York metropolitan area on Adelphi's beautifully landscaped main campus in Garden City, Long Island, New York. A nearby Long Island Rail Road train station connects Adelphi students with the world-class attractions of New York City in just 40 minutes.
Established in 1964, Adelphi's School of Business combines a cutting-edge curriculum with personal attention from expert faculty in a small class setting. Through case-based study and hands-on experience, the MBA graduate programs prepare students to make informed decisions, find innovative solutions, and manage with integrity and ethics.
Experienced, First-Rate Faculty
MBA graduate students benefit from a faculty of top scholars, executives, and experienced entrepreneurs who share a passion for teaching. Many faculty members are award-winning researchers. MBA coursework and class work are enhanced with graduate internships that give students invaluable exposure to real-life business situations while earning academic credit. The Executives-in-Residence Program brings together MBA students with business leaders, distinguished executives, government leaders, and scholars during their graduate studies.
Students have the opportunity to be graduate research assistants or participate in original research and consulting projects with faculty in a wide range of business areas such as finance, economics, taxation, management information systems, and global issues.
Preparing Managers to Lead in a Global Business Environment
Adelphi University's distinguished MBA program is designed to serve middle-level professionals and others who want to advance their management careers. The growing complexities of a global environment require managers to be effective communicators, intellectually well-rounded, and able to understand and appreciate the impact of their decisions on society and the role that society plays in forming their decisions. They must understand the legal, environmental, technological, and social issues that can affect an organization's operations.
MBA Programs in 8 Specializations
The well-rounded MBA curriculum integrates contemporary management issues and business fundamentals that give students the depth and breadth of necessary knowledge and competencies.
Students can specialize in one of 8 traditional areas of management or pursue a general approach by spreading their advanced elective course of study over several functional areas. Specialty MBAs are available in accounting, finance, health services administration, human resource management, management, management information systems, marketing, and sport management.
Accelerated MBA Program
Applicants with a minimum of 4 years managerial experience may apply to the GOAL (Graduate Opportunity for Accelerated Learning) MBA program. The fast-track format of the accelerated MBA program allows busy managers to obtain their MBA in 17 months by taking Saturday classes. The 42-credit program provides a balanced, diverse, and global orientation to business education and emphasizes leadership, team building, analysis, and problem solving.
Unique Dual Degree Programs
Effective human resource management can enhance organizational performance across industries and professions. With its Advanced Certificate in Human Resource Management (ACHR), Adelphi's School of Business offers three joint programs-namely, MS in Nursing Administration/ACHR program with Adelphi's School of Nursing, MSW/ACHR program with Adelphi's School of Social Work, and the MA in Psychology/ACHR program with Adelphi's Gordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies-to prepare these professionals to take on increased responsibilities in the area of management of their employee force. Students in these programs take a few additional credits in human resource management, as is applicable, to acquire the ACHR.
Adelphi's High Standards and Low Tuition Prices Are Unique
With roots reaching back to 1863, historic Adelphi University is a fully accredited, private university with nearly 8,000 undergraduate, graduate, and returning-adult students in the arts and sciences, business, clinical psychology, education, nursing, and social work.
Academic experts have chosen Adelphi University as the gold standard for northeastern colleges. The university has also been recognized as a "Best Buy" 5 years in a row, 1 of only 24 universities nationwide. The honor is based on Adelphi's high quality of education and reasonable tuition costs.
Adelphi Faculty and Research Facilities
While universities around the country have been reducing their faculty and staff, Adelphi University has expanded its programs and hired hundreds of additional professors since 2001. The university's commitment to education excellence is evidenced by its major investments in university research facilities, infrastructure, state-of-the-art computer technology, and faculty. Adelphi continues to pursue nationally recognized educators for its faculty.
Adelphi's primary research holdings are at Swirbul Library and include nearly 594,000 volumes, over 807,000 items in micro-format, 33,000 audiovisual items, and access to over 30,000 electronic journal titles.
Four Convenient Campuses in the NYC Metro Area
The only private university on Long Island, Adelphi University has four campuses in the New York Metropolitan Area: the main Garden City campus and the Hauppauge Center Campus, both on Long Island; the Adelphi Manhattan Center Campus in the historic SoHo neighborhood; and the Hudson Valley Center Campus north of NYC in Poughkeepsie, New York.